“Our favourite!” The 2 hour Storms River Kayak & Lilo Adventure is our most popular adventure activity in Tsitsikamma National Park! If you are keen to explore deeper into the Storms River Gorge in Tsitsikamma, and experience the long, deep, quiet pools, then the Kayak and Lilo trip is for you!
We paddle from the Harbour next to the small beach across the ocean, then under the Suspension Bridge and up the beautiful Storms River Mouth. Please note that if the sea is rough, you have to hike to the Suspension Bridge (along a boardwalked trail), where we then hike along the river from the suspension bridge up to the jetty to where you then get on onto your kayaks. This 1km hike takes about 30 min
This is where the true Kayaking adventure begins – paddling the Storms River, the pinnacle of Tsitsikamma National Park. After waving to all the tourists photographing you from the Suspension Bridge, we continue the kayak trip up the Stormsriver. We paddle right into the bats cave and spend time gazing up at the magnificent and spectacular cliffs all around us, all from the comfort of our double sit-on-top kayaks.
At the low-water point we disembark our kayaks and we jump on our unique Lilo’s. (a Lilo is an inflatable mattress that we’ve had specially made for this trip). From here we walk and float over a short section of rocks and simply wade deeper up the river on the Lilo’s. What a stunning view it is, laying on a Lilo at water level, and gazing up to cliffs that touch the sky! At reaching a certain point, we simply turn our Lilo’s around and float back down river to our Kayaks!
ACTIVITY BREAKDOWN
When the ocean is safe to kayak over the trip will involve in total: 10 minutes briefing, 20-30 minutes of ocean kayaking, 30-40 minutes of river kayaking, 40 minutes on Lilo and +/- 20 minutes Cliff Jumping, swimming and some time in between of just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful view. If the ocean is unsafe to kayak over, the trip will involve in total: +/- 40 minutes of hiking through the forest, 10 minutes of briefing, 30-40 minutes of river kayaking, 40 minutes on Lilo and +/- 20 minutes Cliff Jumping, swimming etc. as above.
PLEASE NOTE: The kayak & lilo activity starts half an hour after the time slot booked for as it takes time to have the briefing (see above), be kitted out etc.
Please see below link that will show you where we are located.
https://youtu.be/4KkJRHX-mWQ?si=SruZyd63n3uM0KBU
Clients are not allowed on our activities under the influence of alcohol.
Please note: We are located INSIDE the National Park please see video link below that shows you where we are located, gate entry fees must be paid upon arrival. Please note that we are currently experiencing approximately one-hour delays at the entrance gate due to renovations by SANPARKS. Please allow for extra time.
During the peak summer season, it can take an hour or longer to get through the National Park gate. Please allow for this in your travel planning as there are no refunds for late/no shows.
NOTE: If you are requiring times or group sizes other than those shown please contact our shop on 073 1300 689 / 076 959 2817 during business hours as other time slots may be available.
https://youtu.be/4KkJRHX-mWQ?si=SruZyd63n3uM0KBU
We had a great time kayaking and doing Lilo on the Storms river. It was fin, refreshing and overall Nature is beautiful <3 - Sarah Adjanohoun
It was a great experience and enjoyable moment. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and very friendly. Thank you - Honore Bena
we absolutely loved our experience and our guides made it all the more memorable with their little stories and anecdotes! will highly recommend this experience to anyone - remember to take a towel and a spare set of clothes! - Lizelle Botten
We really appreciated the tour. Our guide was very experience and did connect to the people. The first and last bit is not an easy bit but we managed it well with the kids starting from 11 years. - Sonja Engels
Loved the experience. I felt it was professionally run and that our guides Clinton and Rowan were excellent, informative and made us feel safe. It was fun. The only thing is that as a foreigner, the entry to the National park to get to this activity is very expensive, which like us, all you are coming for is this activity makes it a significant amount. It would be great if you could have an agreement to combine costs as we came for this NOT the entrance to the park. - Nevine
Your amazing guides will run over a quick briefing and ensure all guests are confident with the quad bikes. From start to finish, the tour is filled with energy, fun and sights that are so beautiful you just want to stop and take it all in. The new route incorporates more technical sections but is still enjoyable and manageable for the newbie’s, moderate to experienced rider. This route takes you through the heart of the forest which is encompassed by sky-scraper trees and the indigenous forest. Like any great quad bike route, it has its fair share of muddy sections! You could enjoy this route time and time again as this scenery you don’t come across too often in your city life. It really gets you out of your comfort zone.
DID YOU KNOW THAT when you book your quad bike tour you will receive amazing discounts on our accommodation options as well. Contact us today on 041 582 1461 to find out more.
On route back, the guides will take you through your paces and lead you through some fun technical sections, and the beautiful untouched famous indigenous forest. Do something different, challenging and above all, great fun. Be prepared to get dirty.
Our Quad Bikes are designed to cater for ages 16 and above. If you have children under 16 who wish to join us on a tour, you are most welcome provided that they are accompanied by an adult driver and ride as a passenger to ensure the safety of the minor.
All quad bikes are steered using handlebars, accelerate using a thumb throttle and brake using four fingers. Gear shifting is controlled by an automatic clutch and an electronic button shift system, making it a more enjoyable experience without worrying about the change of gears.
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Adult Riders – Please be warned that this tour involves an element of risk. All participants are required to sign a liability waiver prior to riding. If you have children under 16 who want to ride as a passenger, they are most welcome, provided that they are accompanied by an adult driver and that adults sign an indemnity form on behalf of the minor. Under 16 year olds must be ride as a passenger accompanied by an adult.
You will be given an informative safety briefing and a practice ride to ensure that you are confident on the ATV before jumping onto the bikes and heading off on your adventure. Our guides will teach you hand signals and how to synchronise your body weight with the quad bike on various terrains. No helmet no ride policy. No experience necessary. All departure points are from Tsitsikamma Adventure Land located at Misty Mountain Reserve.
We had a very good experience with the quad bikes. The guide was very helpful and gave informed us on what not to do when on the bikes. He ensured the whole tour that everyone is fine and enjoying the experience. He was very patient with those who made mistakes and went of track. For most of us it was our first time riding the bikes and the experience was great. Our purpose for the activity is to connect better as a team and this experience really helped. - Valencia Sheik
Great fun and fab scenery. Guide was excellent. Make sure you take overalls or clothes you don't mind getting very dusty. Also, make time for the animals onsite afetr your ride. - Brian Dilley
Ek en my man het die dag daar by julle baie geniet. Ons was so vriendlik ontvang,daar is vir ons mooi gewys hoe om te ry,en ons gids het vreeslik baie moeite gedoen om dit vir ons n lekker dag te maak. Ons sal verseker weer kom kuier!! - Janine Pienaar
We've had a very nice trip with our guide Elisa. She was very kind and made nice pictures of us. And we had a private trip, bevause we were the only one. It was a very nice experience! - Kees van der Toorn
The people are so welcoming and the guys was willing to show us around and will definitely be coming back - Yolanda Majova
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